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Hereward Thimbleby Price
1880–1964
Born in Madagascar to English missionary parents, this literary scholar lived a life adventurous enough for a novel before spending decades teaching at the University of Michigan. He wrote fiction, memoir, and criticism, bringing a wide-ranging curiosity to both storytelling and Shakespeare studies.
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Boche and Bolshevik Experiences of an Englishman in the German Army and in Russian Prisons
by Hereward Thimbleby Price
About the author
Hereward Thimbleby Price was an English author and professor of English, born on April 23, 1880, in Madagascar. After returning to England, he studied at Oxford and went on to build a career that combined academic scholarship with imaginative writing.
His life took several unusual turns. During the First World War, he was caught up in Germany, served in the military, was captured on the Eastern Front, and later wrote about those experiences in Boche and Bolshevik. That mix of firsthand adventure and literary skill helped make his work distinctive.
Price later joined the University of Michigan, where he taught English for many years and worked on Shakespeare scholarship, including research connected with Titus Andronicus. He died in Washington, D.C., on May 11, 1964. No suitable confirmed portrait image was found from the sources reviewed, so no profile image is included.